This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

New York Times, Monday, September 29, 1952

56-Down : Be unwilling: Archaic.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 31.1
1
G
2
R
3
A
4
Y
5
S
6
C
7
A
8
N
9
C
10
O
11
M
12
B
13
S
14
R
U
L
E
15
L
O
L
A
16
U
S
U
A
L
17
E
T
T
A
18
A
F
A
R
19
S
E
N
S
E
20
W
H
O
S
21
O
N
F
I
R
22
S
T
23
D
I
D
24
I
T
E
25
I
T
A
26
L
I
C
S
27
G
28
E
29
N
30
E
S
E
E
31
M
A
R
E
32
A
D
O
R
E
D
33
B
A
N
D
S
34
M
35
A
36
N
37
M
E
S
A
38
P
E
N
39
T
I
N
E
40
P
R
E
S
41
S
42
U
R
E
43
T
44
R
E
N
T
E
45
E
T
T
E
46
S
H
O
R
T
E
D
47
N
48
E
49
W
D
E
A
L
50
E
O
S
51
A
N
Y
52
W
H
A
53
T
S
M
Y
54
L
55
I
56
N
57
E
58
V
O
L
59
G
A
60
T
E
A
S
61
A
R
I
Z
62
I
C
I
E
R
63
E
L
M
O
64
M
M
L
I
65
S
H
E
E
T
66
S
E
E
N
67
P
A
L
O
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,198
Across
1
Head of the Veterans Administration. : GRAY
5
Look over. : SCAN
9
Searches everywhere in. : COMBS
14
Established way of doing something. : RULE
15
The sensational Montez. : LOLA
16
Customary. : USUAL
17
Diminutive of a girl's name. : ETTA
18
From a distance. : AFAR
19
Special capacity for appreciation. : SENSE
20
Famous Abbott and Costello query. : WHOSONFIRST
23
Accomplished. : DID
24
Resident of: Suffix. : ITE
25
A style of printing. : ITALICS
27
Rochester's river. : GENESEE
31
"Old, gray" animal. : MARE
32
Beloved. : ADORED
33
Music maker. : BANDSMAN
37
Relative of a butte. : MESA
38
The profession of writing. : PEN
39
Part of a tuning fork. : TINE
40
Constraining force or influence. : PRESSURE
43
Thirty: French. : TRENTE
45
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
46
Blew a fuse. : SHORTED
47
Farm relief, public works, social security, etc. : NEWDEAL
50
Dawn goddess. : EOS
51
Every. : ANY
52
Popular radio and TV program. : WHATSMYLINE
58
River in a song. : VOLGA
60
Parties. : TEAS
61
Where the Petrified Forest is: Abbr. : ARIZ
62
Chillier. : ICIER
63
Mr. Roper of the polls. : ELMO
64
2,051. : MMLI
65
Any thin covering. : SHEET
66
Observed. : SEEN
67
With 3 Down, a city in California. : PALO
Down
1
Emulated Topsy. : GREW
2
Baseball's immortal No. 3. : RUTH
3
See 67 Across. : ALTO
4
Affirmative votes. : YEAS
5
On a tilt. : SLANTED
6
U. S. consumes 16 lbs. per person per year. : COFFEE
7
Mountain range in the Tien Shan system. : ALAI
8
Ex-queen in Capri. : NARRIMAN
9
Popular dessert. : CUSTARD
10
Suffix denoting sugar. : OSE
11
Sic transit gloria ___. : MUNDI
12
What Army training is. : BASIC
13
Winter vehicles. : SLEDS
21
River into the Seine. : OISE
22
Musial of the Cardinals. : STAN
26
Jeeter of "Tobacco Road." : LESTER
27
Sairey of "Martin Chuzzlewit." : GAMP
28
River into the Fulda. : EDER
29
Cyrano's handicap. : NOSE
30
Cleaned the blackboard. : ERASED
33
Queen, worker or drone. : BEE
34
Coin money. : MINT
35
Poker chip. : ANTE
36
Requirement. : NEED
38
Church dignitaries. : PRELATES
41
Popular movie actor. : STEWART
42
Where the Green River flows. : UTAH
43
Hero of 1951 N. L. pennant play-off. : THOMSON
44
Optimistic. : ROSY
46
Tropical plant, part of a familiar password. : SESAME
47
Ship: Latin. : NAVIS
48
Man's name meaning "teacher." : ENOCH
49
"Generation of Vipers" author. : WYLIE
53
Far off: Comb. form. : TELE
54
Light. : LAMP
55
Brainless TV character. : IRMA
56
Be unwilling: Archaic. : NILL
57
Mr. Pinza. : EZIO
59
Suit: Colloq. : GEE

Answer summary:
10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
58 ms